Billy Porter blames Trump as jobs dry up after 'performative wokeness' wave

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Actor Billy Porter joined MS NOW’s ‘PoliticsNation’ to discuss the shifting Hollywood landscape and his claims that the Trump administration is targeting the arts. Actor Billy Porter warned Saturday that the wave of "performative wokeness" may have come to an end as many arts jobs have dried up with it. The Emmy-winning actor, known for appearing as a gender-neutral Fairy Godmother in "Cinderella," spoke to Rev. Al Sharpton on MS NOW about the shifting landscape of the entertainment industry. "As a Black, gay, out artist, I caught the wave of what we now know as performative wokeness," Porter said on "PoliticsNation." "I caught the wave of being in the center of that very progressive space. And I crashed through glass ceilings that were concrete." DEI AND WOKE IDEOLOGY ARE ON LIFE SUPPORT UNDER TRUMP'S RETURN TO DC, BUT COULD COME ROARING BACK WITH R